| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | August 29, 1976 | |
| Official name | XXV Grote Prijs van Nederland | |
| Location | Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.226 km (2.626 mi) | |
| Distance | 75 laps, 316.960 km (196.950 mi) | |
| Weather | Warm, dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford |
| Time | 1:21.31[1] | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari |
| Time | 1:22.59[2] on lap 49 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  James Hunt
|
McLaren-Ford |
| Second | Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari |
| Third |  Mario Andretti
|
Lotus-Ford |
The 1976 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on August 29, 1976. It was won by British driver James Hunt driving a McLaren M23.
The weekend was marred by the death of track marshal Ron Lenderink during a touring car support race. He was 29.[3]
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt
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McLaren-Ford | 75 | 1:44:52.09 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | 75 | + 0.92 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Mario Andretti
|
Lotus-Ford | 75 | + 2.09 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 16 | Tom Pryce
|
Shadow-Ford | 75 | + 6.94 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |  Jody Scheckter
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | + 22.46 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 |  Vittorio Brambilla
|
March-Ford | 75 | + 45.03 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 |  Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | + 56.28 | 14 | |
| 8 | 19 |  Alan Jones
|
Surtees-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 16 | |
| 9 | 12 |  Jochen Mass
|
McLaren-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 15 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Shadow-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 11 | 38 | Henri Pescarolo
|
Surtees-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 22 | |
| 12 | 25 | Rolf Stommelen
|
Hesketh-Ford | 72 | + 3 Laps | 25 | |
| Ret | 22 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Ensign-Ford | 66 | Electrical | 11 | |
| Ret | 39 |  Boy Hayje
|
Penske-Ford | 63 | Halfshaft | 21 | |
| Ret | 8 |  Carlos Pace
|
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 53 | Oil Leak | 9 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Matra | 53 | Oil Leak | 10 | |
| Ret | 10 | Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 52 | Oil Pressure | 1 | |
| Ret | 24 |  Harald Ertl
|
Hesketh-Ford | 49 | Spun Off | 24 | |
| Ret | 28 | John Watson
|
Penske-Ford | 47 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| Ret | 27 | Larry Perkins
|
Boro-Ford | 44 | Accident | 19 | |
| Ret | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Fittipaldi-Ford | 40 | Electrical | 17 | |
| Ret | 7 |  Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | Clutch | 12 | |
| Ret | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson
|
Lotus-Ford | 10 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck
|
March-Ford | 9 | Engine | 26 | |
| Ret | 18 | Conny Andersson
|
Surtees-Ford | 9 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 20 | Arturo Merzario
|
Wolf-Williams-Ford | 5 | Accident | 23 | |
| DNQ | 40 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
|
Tyrrell-Ford |
Notes[]
- Pole position: Ronnie Peterson - 1:21.31[1]
- Fastest lap: Clay Regazzoni - 1:22.59 on lap 49[2]
- Formula One debut for Conny Andersson
References[]
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1976/453/. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
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